The crowd at Thursday's league challenge between the Proctor Rails (Proctor, MN) and the visiting Mesabi East Giants (Aurora, MN), observed Proctor's basketball team edge Mesabi East by a score of 56-50.

The Rails (3-0) will now prepare for their challenge against Superior (Superior, WI). The Spartans come into the non-league challenge with a 2-2 record. In their last challenge, Superior edged Chippewa Falls (Chippewa Falls, WI), 46-37, in a non-league challenge.

In their next game, the Giants encounter the Two Harbors Agates (Two Harbors, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, December 10. Mesabi East will attempt to improve on its 0-2 season record. The Agates come into the challenge with a 1-2 record after their 80-61 non-league loss to Marshall (Duluth, MN).